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Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A Volume 28, 2011 - Issue 3
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food: downstream contamination in the food chain caused by honey and pollen

M. Kempf Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl für Lebensmittelchemie, Am Hubland, D-97974, Würzburg, Germany
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M. Wittig Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl für Lebensmittelchemie, Am Hubland, D-97974, Würzburg, Germany
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K. Schönfeld Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl für Lebensmittelchemie, Am Hubland, D-97974, Würzburg, Germany
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L. Cramer Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Mendelssohnstr. 1, Braunschweig, D-38106, Germany
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P. Schreier Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl für Lebensmittelchemie, Am Hubland, D-97974, Würzburg, Germany
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T. Beuerle Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Mendelssohnstr. 1, Braunschweig, D-38106, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 325-331 | Received 26 Apr 2010, Accepted 30 Aug 2010, Published online: 20 Oct 2010

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